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Viejas Casino has launched a "Hot Summer Nights" promotion for July that will give away $10,000 every day.

State Sen. Roderick Wright elected Tuesday to postpone a committee vote and work on improving a bill that would create a licensing and regulatory structure for online gambling in California.

Commerce Casino is expanding its "Player's Reward Card" program that gives participants rewards for every minute they spend at the tables.

Twenty-four-year-old online poker pro Jesse Rockowitz from Petaluma, Calif., obliterated a field of 3,097 players to capture the sixth $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em title (Event #45) at the World Series of Poker for a $721,373 payday.

Sportlight 29 Casino in Coachella has installed 12 new penny slot machines to its gaming floor.

The Morongo Band of Mission Indians surprisingly rejected a proposal that would legalize online gambling in California.

Luis Velador won the $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha championship (Event #33) at the World Series of Poker on Saturday night to claim $260,552 and his second WSOP gold bracelet.

Matt Keikoan won the $10,000 Limit Hold’em World Championship at the World Series of Poker on Friday morning to claim his second career WSOP bracelet and $425,969.

Student wins bad beat jackpot, pockets $54,000.

Steve Gee won the second $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em event at the World Series of Poker to collect $472,479 in prize money on Wednesday night.

Yan R.Chen, a professional poker player from Irvine, Calif., won the $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball title at the World Series of Poker on Monday night to collect $92,817.

Men “the Master” Nguyen topped a field of 150 of the world’s best poker players to claim the $10,000 Seven-Card Stud World Championship (Event #10) at the World Series of Poker for his seventh career WSOP gold bracelet and $394,807 in the early-morning hours on Sunday.

The Pala Casino Spa and Resort's poker room celebrated its first anniversary over the weekend and is offering a number of tournaments this month.

State Sen. Roderick Wright moved to amend Senate Bill 1485 which would authorize the state’s Department of Justice to award contracts for intrastate online poker.

Fantasy Springs Casino has added 20 new slot games to its casino floor, including one based on Jeff Foxworthy.

20 new slot machines for Fantasy Springs Resort Casino.

Woman, who won car in draw, denied prize because she lacked her original Social Security card.

Patrick Karschamroon took out a field of 175 players, including Gavin Griffin and "Miami" John Cernuto, to become the Cal State Poker Champion at Commerce Casino.

Fantasy Springs Resort Casino will be closing Players Steakhouse after May 30th and will open Joy" in its place in September.

The Thunder Valley Casino Resort is the title sponsor of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West event, which will take place on Saturday, June 19.